the “2003: Signaling Breakthroughs of the Year”. These discoveries also resulted in four issued patents. FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Craig L. Slutzkin, (39), is Chief Financial Officer and manages the back office, compliance and administrative functions for New Leaf. Craig joined Sprout as Vice President and the head of its back office operations in August 2002 and transitioned to New Leaf at the time of the spin- out. Prior to joining Sprout, he spent over seven years in the audit and assurance practices of Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young in New York, attaining the position of Senior Manager. While at Andersen and Ernst & Young, clientele included various multi-strategy private equity and venture capital fund firms as well as top tier investment banks. Craig received his M.B.A. in finance from Columbia Business School and received a B.A. in Accounting and Information Systems from Queens College. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. INDUSTRY ADVISORS The Fund Managers work closely with industry professionals who are experts in New Leaf’s fields of interest and are willing to work closely with the Fund Managers on an as needed basis to provide their perspectives on topics and issues that are relevant to due diligence on new investments, on-going issues that arise in the management of existing portfolio companies, and longer term fund strategy. New Leaf’s advisors are all prominent in their fields, and hold senior positions within leading corporations and academic institutions. These experts provide New Leaf and its portfolio companies with their own invaluable insights, but equally importantly open up their networks of contacts in ways that vastly expand and strengthen New Leaf’s own network. Therapeutics Advisors New Leaf works with a broad range of industry advisors to support its investment activities in therapeutics. The Fund Managers work on an as needed basis with a large group of advisors that